Apricot Thyme Galette with Cornmeal Crust
Celebrate the bounty of summer produce with a rustic and easy to prepare Apricot Thyme Galette with Cornmeal Crust.
Servings 8
Calories 194kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup plus 2 TBS all-purpose flour, divided
- 5 tablespoon water ice cold
- ½ teaspoon cider vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon almond extract
- ¼ cup almond meal
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter unsalted, chilled & cut into pieces
- 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 ½ tablespoon turbinado sugar
- 2 lb apricots firm, ripe, pitted & quartered
- 2 teaspoon thyme fresh
- ¼ cup apricot jam
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine ¼ cup flour, cold water, cider vinegar and almond extract with a fork until a slurry is formed.
- Whisk in 1 cup, plus 2 tablespoon flour, almond meal and salt.
- Using your fingers or a pastry blender cut in ¼ cup butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add slurry and stir just until moist.
- Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 5 times.
- Gently press dough into a 4-inch circle onto heavy-duty plastic wrap. Cover with additional plastic wrap.
- Carefully roll dough into a 14-inch circle. Freeze for 10 minutes.
- While dough is in the freezer, preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Remove dough from freezer and remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Let dough stand 1 minute or until pliable. Place dough, plastic wrap side up, onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Remove remaining plastic wrap.
- In a small bowl combine cornstarch and 2 TBS turbinado sugar.
Sprinkle over dough, leaving a 2-inch border. - Arrange sliced apricots in a circle pattern over the cornstarch mixture, leaving a 2-inch border.
- Fold edges of dough over apricots (dough will only partially cover apricots).
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine thyme, apricot jam and honey. Microwave on HIGH for 45 seconds. Using a pastry brush, brush jam mixture over apricots and dough edges.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1 ½ tablespoon turbinado sugar.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until crust browns.
- Remove from oven and garnish with fresh thyme.
- Cool 10 minutes, slice and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 80mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 23g
